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Once again, the problem that I see here is that there is no evidence that Donovan McNabb is being hyped because of his race... I do not even know that he is receiving unjustified praise.... What I do know is that there was an assumption which can not be supported by fact that Donovan McNabb is being hyped because of his race. I ask again, is it possible that Donovan McNabb is receiving a larger share of attention or being extended unearned courtesies simply because he is a nice guy (unlike Barry Bonds)?

I have no problem with critical analysis of a situation and I think that is what we are doing here. The question is, "How can we make a conclusion based on the information available?" I still maintain that the real problem here was that Rush jumped to a conclusion that appears to be racially biased and does not appear to have sufficient info to support it. He stepped over the line when he brought race into it.

I have been watching sports and political commentary shows for quite some time and I would love to know why it is that we can not discuss sports simply based on the merits of the players. I would be more than glad to discuss race as it relates to sports but I think have someone who brings more politics into the situation than experience and knowledge is getting off point and inserting less important and inflammatory statements simply to get attention...

Perhaps he should dedicate one of his shows to discussing the history of race in sports. We can discuss Jackie Robinson, Enos Slaughter, Joe Garagiola, Segregration, Title IX, or anything else. However, it is irresponsible for him to insert such an inflammatory statement without an opposing view and without having even met the player....

However, it is irresponsible for him to insert such an inflammatory statement without an opposing view and without having even met the player....

You have no clue what we're talking about, do you? Rush's assertion was two-fold: 1) McNabb is overrated (maybe debatable, but not a controversial opinion) and 2) Sports writers overrate him at least partially because of a desire to see black QBs succeed. (Meeting McNabb has nothing to do with anything.) That second assertion, which is pretty simple and probably would be universally agreed upon were it advanced by a non-conservative, is not even about McNabb, but about the sports writers. You might ask, Has Rush met the sports writers? Peter King at SI (gee, there's a high integrity organization) says all the writers he knows are completely color blind. (Right . . .) But it's very difficult to prove either way, unless Bernie Goldberg were to spend some time looking into it. Knowing the liberal media -- which extends even into sports -- Rush's assertion would seem to be the more believable.